Effect of 2013 ACC/AHA Blood Cholesterol Guidelines on Statin Treatment Patterns and Low‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Patients

Effect of 2013 ACC/AHA Blood Cholesterol Guidelines on Statin Treatment Patterns and Low‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Patients

Background Preceding release of the 2013 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) cholesterol guidelines, prescribers aimed for specific low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) goals in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The 2013 guidelines...

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Main Authors: Ted Okerson, Jeetvan Patel, Stefan DiMario, Tanya Burton, Jerald Seare, David J. Harrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
guideline
lipid‐lowering therapy
low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol
statin therapy
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.004909

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